Fish reel spool mounting



g- 1950 F. A. KING FISH REEL SPOOL MOUNTING Original Filed April 21, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

' 15, 1950 F. A. KING FISH REEL SPOOL MOUNTING Original Filed April 21, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 6 a 3 I I 2 B 6" I 4 1| 2 2 2 2 l 2 4.. l I11" i l l RH 1 II I INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 15, 1950 1 PATENT OF F-l CEt Fiank King, deceased, late of 1110s Angels,

trom, Parsons, Kans.,

Elnest Lynn Kingg Los Angeles; Calif; andWili iam sc'ott King; Los Angeles; Calif; admiir-- istraturst saidadmihistraters assignors to Mary R King,;'Ei1jimgW;- Calif.

Siflistitut'edi for abandonediapplicatiom Serial No.4

5892564, Afpiil 21,1945. Thi's applibation April" 2; 1948; SerialNo. 18,659:

Thisinvention reiateslte fishingsreels and more partieolarlyto spool" mountings and spools: therefor and has for an obj ect the provision: of a reel stsueture: afiordi'na universal strength and minimum weight; this applieatien being: substituted fox-v abandoned application ser; No; 589,504 filed hpril; 21 ,v I945:

vita isfiaineng the objects of this invention to plrovide areel sti neture comprising a more simple and adnirableiform of spool andspool" support; designed tepermi t' "freedom of axs'tion about the spool; for? coiling oft the lineby the angler for fly casting and the proper eare'and manipulation ofthe liheabbut the spook sice'ercllhgls' an object-of this ihv'ehtion resides ih-tlie provision of means" inclnd'ing a studshaft spool" support having" an end bearing located in"- termediate the spoohseends; thus eliminating the employment of one supporting end plateand the eonventional eage like frame about the spool, whielrtparts tend to. interfere with theunsnarling of tit e-line; in'theevent of an occasional backlash. Another dbjectof this invention is toprovide a new" design of' lineguide; associated with the eornbinati'on of ahridgepiate; reel seat and end piate ier the support" of" the stud shaftg. whereby simplify the general reel 'eon'struction so the parts may be" produced from moldable' plasticmaterial, for lightness and economy,tyet increase the efficieney'efithe' real for casting; Still another o tijectofitlfis invent'iim is to provid'e'a a spool structure? having ahollow core of hamste (Cl. 242-s4.1)

ample circumferentialarealone end of'which core is carried by a short tubular extension of the pinion gem; thus reducing momentum of rotatlpn'almetal-parts, to theminimumby eliminating th'ewell' known trunni n-ended spool shaftl Other objects of the invention willv become: arrparent' as the detailed description thereotproeeed'si Fig. 1 isarr endvi'ew'ofla fishihgreelextriorly ef'the' crankand embodying the present invenion,

Fig:'2'"is"1a View takenontheline*2 2"oflhig: 3 showing the inner side of" the: head member; 'Flg=; 3 i's'a detail cross" section oith'esaine' enihodiment'talien onenlarged scale along: the-line 3-3 of Fig. 1; certain parts being shewn in" elevation and.

Fig. 4 is a detail: cross; section through the spool, taken alongzt'he linerd kofal iigi; 3.

As shownin the-drawing the reel includes a headplateaA and a reel seat I by which the reel is attached to the rod and in this instance the v reel seat t isofnspeeialaformtbeinw azleft angle 2. inte'grai' parts? the bridge plate 2'- whieh is at taohed to the inner side of plate A by" meansof screws? 3%.

it-wili beseen'inFies. 2 and sthat onrthe outer side of plate A is adome-like cover plate E which in the plate 'i, thus securely attaching plates A,

i alid tog-ether as a unitary supporting member;

The upper portion of plates 2 and 4* are cen t-rally hored'i the latter receiving a stud? shaft '6" which supports a spool dii'ving 'pinion gear I, and the bore in'the'br'idge plate 2- is (if-suitable size to reeei've an oil seal washer 8" alongwith the: gear 1- iii assembly; a

A crank-G and its spool driving-mechanism is rotatably retained in plates A, 2 and i-by means including the bolt QZ-fOr" driving the pinion gear l and thespool B through the" medium of suitable clutch mechanism 5 not fully illustrated herein; as it fern s no partof thepresent invention.

Pinion gear I is formed with an outer end recess of suitable depth and diameter to freely receive an abutment-collarto having a flanged outer end H which abuts the inner face of' plate 4; Collar. It is provided with a: central bore tapering to-Ies'sidiameter toward the plate 4 which receives tha corresponding-hr tapered outer end! I 2 ofsiiaft '6; the 'lat'ters extremity being thread edas at- !3 andthreadedl'y engaged" with the hexagon nut" l tabutting the lock Washer 15 thus sustaining the stud shaft 6 against lateral stressed witlirespecfito plate- 42 I Adjacent the inner end of collar it] the shaft 6" affords ahort section of cylindrical bearing sur: face I 'S- -an'd has an annular flange FT- overwhi'eli i's" rotatahly'mounted the pinio gear I, there: be ing a oer-responding internal bearing surface of redhead diameter in the latter; thus providing a retaiiiershoulder l 8 which co-acts with flange i i to restrain the gear" 1' against axial displacement; Inwardly from the bridge plate 2 the gear Tis reduced in ou'ter diameter thus providing an annufarabutment HI and inwardly extending hollow shank which carries a the spool B.

In this ihstanoe the tail end' spool flange 21 has a headed peripheral rim- 22 which is circular in ero's's-seotien, except for its central integral'pertien tlie latter otwhich converges with a tubular core 23 and at its junetore the core 23 is formed with arr inner' and enter' o'fiset wall forming an outer head like fil-let fl and an inner annular recess which is countersunk to receive the beveled head 25 of the hollow plug 26 which is press fitted therein.

Spool B includes an apertured end flange 21 which is seated against the shoulder l9 and formed with a complementary beaded hub 28 including an annular recess corresponding to and receiving the inner end of core 23 so as to give the joint therebetwee an integral beaded appearance.

The periphery of the beaded hub 28 is provided with oppositely disposed quadrate shaped recesses which are slightly spaced apart. whereby to provide an apertured ear 28' by which the line is attached to the spool.

The core 23 is snugly fitted over theshank 20 and has an enlarged bore portion 29 which forms an intermediary internal shoulder 30 having keys 3! in this instance spaced 120 apart.

Journaled on the reduced inner end of shaft 6 is an externally threaded bearing member 32 threadedly engaged with threads 33 in the shank 20. This bearing 32 affords a radial flange 34 having as shown in Fig. 4, peripheral recesses conforming to and engaging the keys 3|, which in assembly is turned as a unit with and against the shoulder 28 and compressed by means of the threads 33 so as to frictionally secure the core 23 against the flange 21, the latter of which is keyed to the shank 29 by means of key 35. Threads 33 being of left hand pitch and the reel shown is of the right hand type, therefore torsional stresses between the core 23 and the flange 21 tend only to more firmly bind the latter parts in their assembled relation.

The hub of flange 21 is provided with an internally threaded aperture wherein is threaded a set screw 36, the latter serving to lock the core 23against accidental reverse rotational movement with respect to the keyed flange 21.

Obviously if desired the key 35 may be omitted in assembly and headed screws similar to screws 36 may be threadedly engaged with the end of core 23 so as to provide an integrally assembled spool and by this arrangement a preloaded spare spool may quickly be replaced in case the angler prefersa different type of line or in the event of breakage. 1

As shown in Fig. 1 the outer side of plate A is formed with an inwardly flared portion 31 adjacent its periphery which converges with a. peripheral rim 38, similar to rim 22 and this flared portion and the latter converge with the outer boss-likewall forming the gear chamber as at 39.

It will be seen in Figs. 2 and 3, that the inner side of'rim 38 is recessed, thus forming an axial- 1yv projecting lip portion 40, which circumscribes the periphery of flange 21, except for a quadrant shaped recess therein, receiving the bridge plate 2. The inner corner of plate 2 affords a fillet 4| conforming to the lip portion 48, and in assembly the fillet M, registers with the lip portion 40, thus completing a circular line shield about the spool flange 21.

Obviously rims 22 and '38 serve as bumpers' to protect the reel against external shock or strain such as for instance excessive lateral pressure against the rim 38, which is yieldable material whereby, to yield slightly, until the lip 40 strikes the periphery of flange 21 which then arrests such yieldable movement before the resilient limits of the rim 38 is reached.

In this particular instance the crank Cfunctions through the clutch unit 5 to. operate the I 4 spool and the spool and its bearing 32 is also adaptable to various types of reels.

While there is here shown and described specific embodiments of this invention, the latter is not limited to the exact details of construction set forth, and the invention embraces such changes, modifications and equivalents of the parts and their formation and arrangement as come within the purviews of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1.'In a fishing reel, including a non-rotatable shaft having a flange adjacent one end thereof, a tubular gear member supported on said shaft and having an internal shoulder abutting said flange, a spool bearing journaled on the other end of said shaft and threadedly engaged with said gear member, a spool fixed for rotation with said gear member, and cooperating elements on said bearing and said spool respectively for retaining the spool on said member. a 2. In a fishing reel, a, reel seat, a bridge plate carried by said seat, a head plate carried by said bridge plate, said plates having registering openings therein, a cover plate fixed on said head plate, a stud shaft extending through said open-. ings and having one end screw threaded and projected through the cover plate, a nut turned on said screw threaded end to hold said stud shaft in place, a gear, rotatably supported on said stud shaft and disposed in said registering openings, a tubular extension on said gear surrounding said stud shaft, and a-spool wholly supported on said extension for rotation therewith.

3. In a fishing reel, a reel seat, a bridge plate carried by said seat, a head plate carried by said bridge plate, said plates having registering openings therein, a cover plate fixed on said head plate, a stud shaft extending through said openings and having one end screw threaded and projected through the cover plate, a nut turned on said screw threaded end to hold said stud shaft in place, a, gear, rotatably supported'on said stud shaft and disposed in said registering openings, a tubular extension on said gear surrounding said stud shaft, and a spool Wholly supported on said extension for rotation there: with, said gear having a recess therein around said shaft and a collar on said shaft seated in said recess.

4. In a fishing reel, a reel seat, a bridge plate carried by said seat, a, head plate carried by said bridge plate, said plates having registering open-. ings therein, a cover plate fixed on said head plate, a stud shaft extending through said openingsand having one end screw threaded and projected through the cover plate, a nut turned ingly, tapered bore and arranged to abut said gear and said cover plate at its ends.

FRANK A. KING, Deceased. By A; W. TEDS'I'ROM,

ERNEST LYNN KING, WILLIAM SCOTT KING,

' Administrators.

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